state-owned company

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company
noun
uk
/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/us
/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/
an organization that sells goods or services in order to ...
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(Definition ofcompanyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is important that steel is given the kind of security that astate-ownedcompanyenjoys.
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That was of course another successfulstate-ownedcompany, but alas!
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They would undoubtedly be deterred by the cost and expense of preparing a bid, because they would face astate-ownedcompanythat is at present a monopoly.
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The first step is transforming astate-ownedcompanyto a private monopoly, which of course is regulated to ensure that it operates generally in the interests of its consumers.
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Kemp recommended that astate-ownedcompanybe created for a period of three to five years before privatisation.
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It was an entirelystate-ownedcompanyuntil but some shares were privatized in the late 1990s.
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Nevertheless, thestate-ownedcompanyplans to double the plant's capacity.
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The mine, formerly astate-ownedcompany, had been privatized in 2005.
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Thestate-ownedcompanypays out over 60% of its revenue in royalties and taxes, and those funds pay for 40% of the federal government's budget.
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After his resignation from thestate-ownedcompany, he was elected for another period lasting between 1994 and 1999.
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In accordance with the economical and political changes in the country during the early 1990s the studio was transformed into astate-ownedcompanyin 1995.
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She was then transferred to astate-ownedcompanywhich was eventually privatised, and is currently in service as a gravel barge.
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It was astate-ownedcompanyoperating charter passenger and cargo services.
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Enasa, astate-ownedcompany, had its main business interest in the truck and bus market.
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It is now a largestate-ownedcompany.
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It became astate-ownedcompanyin 1961 and then split in 1965 to form two separate companies, one providing telecommunication services and the other mail and giro.
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This usage is often found in former communist countries to differentiate from former state-owned enterprises, but it may be used anywhere when contrasting to astate-ownedcompany.
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The controversy over privatisation policy and cases of divestment of state-owned companies revolves around this problem.
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Under the system, every citizen was given the opportunity to buy, for a moderate price, a book of vouchers that represents potential shares in anystate-ownedcompany.
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